Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families Connecticut

What Are Reasonable Efforts

Statute: § 46B-129

Services to be provided to the parent and steps the parents may take to address the problem that prevents the child from safely reuniting with the parent.

When Reasonable Efforts Are Required

Statute: § 46B-129

At a permanency hearing, the court shall determine whether to continue reasonable efforts.

When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required

Statute: § 17a-111b

The court may determine such efforts are not appropriate if:

The parent has subjected the child to aggravated circumstances

The child has been abandoned

The parent has inflicted sexual molestation or
exploitation or severe physical abuse or engaged
in a pattern of abuse of the child

The parent has killed a sibling of the child or
committed assault against the child or a sibling
resulting in serious bodily injury

The parental rights to a sibling have involuntarily terminated

The parent was convicted of sexual assault resulting in conception of the child